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USGS us10001p68
20 Mar 2015, 15:20
84 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 40.5 km depth.
Published location
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11.117300, -86.896300
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Event ID
us10001p68
Coordinates
11.1173, -86.8963
Network
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Significance
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